Pigtail catheter fracture and embolization into the abdominal aorta: An extremely rare angiographic complication

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 648-650

  Akpinar, Ibrahim ^a   Dogan, Sait M ^a   Karabag, Turgut ^a   Sayin, Muhammet R ^a   Kucuk, Emrah ^a   Buyukates, Mustafa ^a   Turan, Sitki A ^a   Aydin, Mustafa ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

catheter; embolization; fracture; pigtail

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA EMBOLIZATION; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER COMPLICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PIGTAIL CATHETER FRACTURE; RENAL ARTERY;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; CARDIAC CATHETERS; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY;

EID: 84866367373     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328358ccc4     Document Type: Article

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